GRAMSAT PILOT PROJECT - ORISSA
Government Management Information System :e-Governance
:
The
management information is almost entirely for the official use of the Govt.
relating to all aspects of the governance. Often a communication from
the
Govt. to the district and block level takes substantial time
and therefore there
is no real update of information on many aspects
of the project and functioning
of the Govt. Therefore many querries
during an assembly session are
disposed off with an assurance to
the house. Near real time status on any
matter is almost none existing.
This gap of information can be bridged up with
computerisation
of information and its networking upto the block level. The
revenue
information system, police information system and the treasury
information
system can be networked. There are many items which are
interrelated
in nature. Such a network will provide the opportunity for internal
cross
references and checks. Therefore management information is a vital
component
of effective functioning of the Govt.
Transfer of
spatial and nonspatial geographic information database for
effective planning and implementation of development projects
especially relating to natural resources and environment, watershed
management and infrastructure development.
This
is a very vital area of information management in respect of natural
resources management, infrastructure planning and environmental impact
analysis. There is a need
to study the spatial data like landuse, groundwater,
soil, landform, road network, settlement etc, for effective watershed
planning.
Even for establishment of schools there is a need to
study the landform,
drainage, road network, settlement so that
the accessibility to the school or for
that matter to any other
service centre like hospital or depot/godown. Such
information
can be derived and updated regularly using satellite remote
sensing
data. Such data becomes vital for planning and the same can offer
alternative
planning scenario to decision makers enabling him/her to choose
the
best. With the assistance of Department of Space under its National
Natural
Resources Management System (NNRMS) studies the Orissa Remote
Sensing
Application Centre (ORSAC) has created spatial geographic
information
for a large number of districts.-rhere is a need to network the flow
of this information to the district and block level for its effective
utilisation.
Therefore there is a need to have the capability of
data transfer especially
geographic spatial data transfer in the
network. This data can stay in a central
hub and should be updated
regularly with appropriate input and authentication.
In this context,
a data base for the whole state is projected.
Disaster warning, relief and rescue operations and post-disaster
reconstruction.
Orissa
is frequently affected by cyclone, flood and drought. A recent addition
in the list of disasters is the heatwave conditions in Orissa. Under such
condition, there is a need to forewarn the people. Since the predicting
power
of the available technology is limited to about 48 hours
in advance, there is a
need to have fast communication to the people
giving enough of the little time
available for them to act. It
is possible only if there are need to have a large
number of warning
systems. It is proposed to use the broadcasting network
as a network
for disaster warning. In order to improve the quality of warning there is a
need to have real time collection of rainfall and meteorological data
and its transfer to the control room through a satellite network. The
spatial
data can give disaster risk zones and specific locational
details on relief and
rescue operation routes. Therefore the disaster
warning, rescue and relief
operations can be benefited from the
network. This spatial information is also
a vital input for long
term reconstruction planning taking into account the
various land
parameters.
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